[Hook: Modesty Lycan]
I live in a trap where things go crack
Wake up in the boxes with a box of Apple Jacks
Everybody acts like God is all that
But I got the feelin’ he ain’t never coming back
So I got an angel that answer my prayer
Floating on the cloud that I blow in the air
Nobody wins but nobody cares
They just want blood when the people cheer

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About “When The People Cheer”

Ladies and gentlemen, The Legendary Roots Crew … is back, once again.

It had been a busy few years for The Roots following the release of their critically acclaimed album Undun in 2011. They dropped a collaborative project with Elvis Costello in 2013, and earlier in 2014 made the move with Jimmy Fallon to The Tonight Show.

“When The People Cheer” is the first single off of the highly anticipated …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin (released May 19, 2014). The lead single dropped on May 6, 2014, and came with a lyric video: